The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

Disadvantages of this method :Freeman ( 2000 : 17 -19 ) said the disadvantages of this method are :1- The process of learning is teacher center ed, the teacher has the authorityin the classroom and he plays the main role duri ng the process of learningand teaching .2- The method doesn’t take in consideration the feelings of the learners .3- The method is concentrating on vocabulary and grammar , and there ismuch less attention given to speaking and listening .4- Teachers supply the errors of the students directly with the correctanswer without giving them chance to correct themselves or to make paircorrection .2. The Direct method :The direct method is an old method , and it took its name from the factthat meanings can be conveyed directly in the target language through theuse of practice , demonstration and visual aids ( Freeman : 2000 ; 23 ) .The principles of the direct method :Woods ( 1995 : 62 )sees the direct method is known as a natural methodand it is based on the idea of teaching grammar through activities that theteacher uses in the classroom , where there is no translation and nofocusing on explanation and analyzing of the rules of the language .52